Julie Rathbun

Julie Rathbun is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with two decades of experience in behavioral health. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship difficulties. Julie also supports people facing life changes and those in the LGBT community, and offers care around hospice and end-of-life counseling.

She approaches work in a down-to-earth way and centers conversations on practical steps clients can use between sessions. Julie listens for patterns such as attachment or abandonment issues and helps people name how those patterns affect their choices and relationships. For some, that looks like improving communication; for others it means finding new ways to cope with caregiver stress or pain from family of origin wounds.

Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. She holds an Arizona LCSW and has worked in behavioral health settings since 2000. That background informs straightforward care that aims for manageable change rather than quick fixes.

Julie lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and two English Springer Spaniels. She emphasizes small, achievable steps - skills people can try right away to reduce worry, repair relationships, and navigate hard transitions.

She encourages people who are dealing with grief, life transitions, or chronic stress to reach out and see if her approach fits their needs. The focus is practical progress and helping clients build more satisfying daily lives.

Evidence-informed approaches and online therapy options

Julie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people recognize unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replace them with clearer, more effective responses; this can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns to improve communication and repair connection, which is useful for people struggling with relationship stress or past abandonment wounds.

Choosing the right method is part of the work. Julie will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That process includes checking progress and adapting strategies as things change.

Online therapy can make regular care easier to fit into daily life. It can reduce travel time, allow scheduling around work or caregiving responsibilities, and make short check-ins or follow-up sessions simpler to arrange. Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered and can pick what fits your routine.